'square one' by Joey Eng (for solo marimba)

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'square one' is a challenging marimba solo that showcases a performer’s virtuosity and endurance. The piece is built upon a singular rhythmic pattern; this opens the piece and reoccurs throughout the duration of the work in various forms, as if the performer and the audience are constantly being knocked back to square one.
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👷‍♂️ CREDITS 👷‍♂️
Performed by:
Marimba - Joey Eng
Composition: Joey Eng
Video recording: Joey Eng and Steven Hartley
Audio recording: Joey Eng
Audio engineering: Joey Eng
Video production: Richard Gill Auditorium, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, Australia
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[@tomsmith2417]

I’m surprised the government hasn’t hunted this guy down. Those octaves are insane

[@buddy6507]

It’s not often one gets to see a marimba being used to its full potential. This was lovely. Thanks for playing for us and posting it on KZbin

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you for such high praise!

[@troll3695]

5:22 gotta be historically one of the greatest Melodies on marimba, and the sound and power of nearly 2/3 of the marimba being used there is insane

[@henwill8]

The angle from directly above is really unique, love it!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! We had a bit too much fun with a drone 🛸

[@QuickThought12]

1:16 goddamn that is a haunting melody Also damn look at them OCTAVES

[@the_mangerine]

The thing that surprises me the most about this piece is that it's even possible... It feels like I'm pushing the limits of what I'm able play by learning Moon Chasers by Mark Ford, and seeing this beast of a piece not only being played but performed?? Insane stuff, makes me wonder what I'll be able to do in the future.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! I love Moon Chasers!

[@rambunctant556]

Moon Chasers is beautiful! If you want to see more limits pushed, Niflheim(Csaba Zoltan) and Etude in E Minor(Casey Cangelosi) are pretty crazy in my opinion. I am currently practicing Luminosity(Tomasz Golinski), which is awesome and pretty similar to this one in a few ways.

[@monicaclark9581]

Excellent music. Thank you.

[@potatomannen8509]

As a Bari Sax player who has never touched a mallet instrument before, this was gorgeous! Love the reoccurring themes dude

[@Jazzy5989]

It’s so crazy how he was doing the full Octave playing in one hand WITHOUT LOOKING. Wow manhatten is nothing compared to this

[@fabianwhs9891]

I love the rich warm sound and the clean playing, It's almost like a massage for the ears

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@sambishoppercussion]

How does this not have more views

[@Cather0n]

I could not pause once it began, I love the way you play marimba! You definitely provoked an emotional response from somewhere deep within my memories.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much for your kind words! It means so much to hear that this piece has had this effect

[@gomask2189]

Thank you for your music man, this piece is among the most beautiful pieces that I know of on marimba, and even in general. I bought the sheet music about half a year ago despite only owning a 4,3 octave marimba. I try playing what pieces I can on it but it's a struggle, I hope I can someday afford my own 5 octave so I can finally play this masterpiece of a piece. Thank you!

[@allisonrichmond9681]

omg i love this so much.

[@judethomasmusic]

I absolutely love your marimba solos, they're so much fun to play and the modern touch means I never get tired of hearing them and it's always new to the audience. Keep it up man, I'm so excited to learn it as my next solo!

[@ronaldmaxwell6668]

I love how this sounds

[@user-xx2eu5he2c]

Amazing

[@Montu-pc5gp]

I like the recap of the main theme at the end in A-flat minor, really brings out the heroic and powerfulness of the melody and bring the solo to a close. There are so many contrast and colors in this solo I love every second of it.

[@pumpkin1982]

That was incredible.

[@alvaro4112]

Man this is so good. I've been listening to this on repeat for hours now, it's just great. I can only thank you. And this is coming from someone who has been playing this instrument for a decade now.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you for your kind words and for listening!

[@KittenSprinkledDonuts]

Stunning!!! ❤

[@ThatWasLoud]

Beautiful

[@jaystout-io3zs]

Wow! This sounds incredible! Beautiful shots as well!

[@hidetakeisogai9329]

So beautiful... Great!

[@petermillican2579]

So beautiful. I love that main theme.

[@likeariver2237]

Just beautiful. Loved the photo angles. Mesmerizing.

[@RobertClayson]

This is absolutely incredible! Kudos to you both for the piece and the recording quality.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you very much - and thank you for purchasing the score! I hope you enjoy learning it.

[@tomsmith2417]

I didn’t know this was humanly possible

[@jerrywangPMSS]

How did you play so accurately the whole time.... What the actual heck, wow ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥! I am so grateful for someone like you to appear in our world, the art of marimba music will definitely expand so much!

[@dncproductions-hh1kd]

This piece is absolutely amazing. It definitely hits me in the feels. I love the aggressiveness and then tenderness at some parts! I want to buy it and play it for my senior recital

[@xaviermoorexm]

WOWWWWWW

[@JustAnotherPerc]

Just finished learning fourth rotation, gonna try and get this beast of a song learned by my Solo and Ensemble next year 🔥

[@MASASHIATOMU]

最近ホントにオススメにマリンバ出まくってくるなぁ～

[@user-ih2qo2dt2t]

Просто супер мастер!!!!!!

[@martinkhegay]

Woah

[@occy1498]

I can’t get over this amazing recording quality

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you!

[@marymoocow1276]

Oh my goodness this piece is so gorgeous!!!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! ☺☺

[@miyavi_Vs]

I have to tell you the feeling of thank. Your sound is really deep and strong. I have never heard the beautiful sound in my life!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much for your kind words - I’m glad it’s reached you!

[@AgentNight1]

gorgeous piece, and that marimba one sounds incredible damn...

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you - they are great instruments!

[@eltigretomrr]

good 👍

[@bhooper77]

wow this is incredible on all levels

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you!

[@judetaylorbourque3757]

lets go another burton marimba player! I'm def gonna have to play this one.

[@joeyengmusic]

Love using Burton grip! Thanks 😊

[@cubiclmao]

I actually can't get enough of this piece. I first heard this in the first week of it being on YT and I just keep coming back. The technique needed for a piece as complex as this is incredible to me and I hope that one day I can perform this piece to this level of expertise.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much! Please let me know if you perform it one day!

[@WilliamBrownPercussion]

Impressive playing, extraordinary octaves, and great sound engineering on the marimba!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you, I really enjoyed the engineering process!

[@saltysolts2022]

God I miss playing. This makes the itch to play again so intense. Thanks for the great video and inspiration!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@geometryman1476]

Absolutely amazing🤩, you have my admiration. Love it. I'm gonna buy the sheet music and start learning it right now.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much - I hope you enjoy learning it!

[@thomaskroes4194]

I struggle to explain how incredible I find this piece. The music, the perfomance, the technique! I thank and applaud you for your work. You are an inspiration. Cheers!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much for such kind words!

[@anamal2594]

I am now I love with this solo it’s so beautiful this will be the next solo I learn

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you!!!

[@alejandrod.c.ralejo7674]

Impressive, incredible without words

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you for such kind words!

[@maxdunham7451]

I would love to see and orchestra behind this!

[@vince7770]

Amazing piece… and amazing camera shots!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you!

[@aaroncristofolrubio]

Congratulations both for the composition, as for the excellent work of recording and incredible performance.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thanks for listening and for the kind words 🙂

[@EthanJames-df6bb]

You deserve so much more viewership! Hope you blow up soon man🤞🏻

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you!

[@Blackfire123creation]

Wow what an amazing performance! The video quality is impeccable as well!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much 😀

[@vedx1]

This has got to be my favorite marimba solo of all time; I've probably listened to this at least 100 times. I'm definitely going to try getting more comfortable with Burton grip so that I can play this as well as you have.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much - glad you've enjoyed listening to it.

[@glentigers192]

Absolutely unbelievable. Truly one of the nicest marimba pieces I’ve heard and I’m a percussionist. What mallets are you using for this performance??

[@longflame4414]

Incredible! One of the most beautiful pieces I've heard recently!

[@joeyengmusic]

Wow, thank you for such kind words!

[@longflame4414]

@@joeyengmusic I just listened to your album on Spotify, an incredible experience!

[@joeyengmusic]

@@longflame4414Wow thank you so much for taking the time to listen to it! It means a lot to me :)

[@ArveBergstrom]

I honestly think this is one of, if not the best marimba solo ever written

[@joeyengmusic]

Such high praise, thank you!!!

[@ruetube]

Fucking beautiful omfg

[@SidneyKocen]

Wow. This piece is beautiful. Amazing recording and accuracy! How long have you played 4 mallet?

[@Pyro2334]

god man how do you pull off those octaves so well!? seriously I need to know! I struggle so badly with octaves

[@rashmiurhekar1450]

wait that's so cool u represent a square with a left hand in the start of the song

[@justmama6456]

My favorite part was at 1:14 , it sounds so majestic. I really loved this piece!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much, that means so much to me!

[@Jazzy5989]

“Oh shoot I wasn’t recording!”

[@willua]

I gotta say, this is pretty good. All around, from the composition, to the performance, to the video production. I’m gonna have to play this myself!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! I hope you enjoy playing it!

[@willua]

Would you recommend using Burton grip as well? I’m a Steven’s player and those octaves look intimidating…

[@joeyengmusic]

@@willua Honestly I think the octave section may be challenging in any grip - it will just take time! Definitely took me a while to clean it up.

[@willua]

I guess I’ll have to do some experimenting, I just can’t get enough of that melody! So good!

[@user-wc3iy2ch7o]

I’m in the process of learning this, what type of mallet tape is used?

[@nieknafzger6266]

Sounds amazing!! can’t wait to play it! btw what mallet combination did you use for this piece?

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you for having an interest in playing it! I used the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One.

[@gavinbaker3341]

@joeyengmusic I was wondering where this would fit in the grading scale as a marimba solo ?, I'm a percussionist in my undergrad of University and I am looking at cool solos to work my way up to for my senior recital in the next few years

[@kadenjones7267]

I just bought this, and it is the most fun I've every had playing a marimba. This is my 3rd 4-mallet marimba solo I've played after Strive to be Happy, and it's just an all around blast. Thank you for the amazing piece!!!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you, glad you are enjoying it!

[@mangotaco3036]

How hard is it, thinking about doing it

[@greminem]

​@@mangotaco3036it's not too bad after you get through to the slow part, the octaves are challenging but manageable in my opinion

[@sibbesecrest6422]

as a 15yo i love this piece so much. I think im gonna buy it and play it. Thank you for this beautiful piece

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you, I hope you enjoy playing it!

[@sibbesecrest6422]

@@joeyengmusic i have one question, because in bar 21 with your left hand you are playing: d flat - a flat, but the score says: d flat - b flat. Which one is correct? thank you!

[@joeyengmusic]

Sorry, it appears I have an error in the score! It should be a D flat. @@sibbesecrest6422

[@jakeswick1843]

That note accuracy is phenomenal! What mallets are you using?

[@kaho.marimba]

なんのマレットを使って演奏していますか？ とても心に響きました😢🎶

[@ThePearsch]

Nice! If you could add a Mozart's glass harmonica background instrument, that should be interesting.

[@KarlMartinTombak]

What sort of mallets are you using? Would like to try those. Amazing piece! Obsessed with the melody!

[@SidneyKocen]

Looks like some sort of wave wrap but I’m not sure

[@antsensei]

How did you get the upper angle shot? Love the piece!

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! We flew a drone above the marimba 😅

[@cactus_truck]

What mallets are you using?

[@hymnsonmarimba]

How can I get a lead sheet of this? Nice piece!

[@heilamwether8911]

I’m more surprised he is using birch grip instead of Steven’s, which is pretty interesting, and cool to see, especially b/c of all the high octave switches.

[@dncproductions-hh1kd]

what mallets did you use for this?

[@greminem]

what mallets are you using?

[@JulianRamos13]

do you happen to remember the mallets you were using for this performance, I really like their resonance and warmth. Awesome performance by the way, I'm going to buy this soon!!!❤❤

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! I was using the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One. Thank you for having an interest in my music! If you perform it anywhere, please do let me know!

[@quintenmosher2271]

This is absolutely incredible! What kind of mallets are you using for this solo?

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! I am using the Lynn Vartan grad set from Marimba One.

[@sgclan452]

definitely my favorite marimba piece ive hear. I wanna learn it but I only know stevens grip and i was wondering if i should learn burtons grip but do you think it will affect anything negatively if i use stevens?

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you! I think you can use whatever grip you feel most comfortable with!

[@adudethatplaysgames9189]

Every other performance of this piece I’ve seen has been in stevens. I’ve noticed that you have to change some stickings around but it doesn’t negatively affect the piece

[@leonald.s6711]

最近この曲に出会い、とても感動して毎日聞く程大好きな曲になりました！ 素敵なサウンドをありがとうございます！ 今度楽譜を購入する予定です！！

[@matsuami]

日本からの購入はかのうですか？

[@joeyengmusic]

ありがとうございます😊

[@joycetao1024]

this is such a beautiful performance and composition! i want to play this piece but i only know stevens grip. do you think i should learn burtons grip for this solo?

[@joeyengmusic]

I think do whatever you feel the most comfortable with! I don’t think it’s impossible to play in other grips :)

[@joycetao1024]

@@joeyengmusicok thank you so much!

[@rilesf4067]

Hey man this is amazing, but would you mind me asking what mallets you're using? Thanks!

[@thehutch1674]

It’s the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One. He uses rattan, but I’m using birch for my performance of it. They’re pretty hard (besides the bottom mallet) and one-toned but they sound goes for this piece, and work well because they’re light

[@joshuaberry2202]

I love this piece and the message as well... So much so that i bought it with the little money in my account.😂 What mallets did you happen to use? I'm having a problem of choosing which mallets I would like to use for this piece.

[@joeyengmusic]

Thank you so much! I am using the Lynn Vartan grad set from Marimba One here.

[@your_big_toe_5647]

im about to get this thinking i can actually do it then realize its actually hard

[@joeyengmusic]

Yes it’s a bit tricky 😅 Definitely took me a while to learn it up!

[@your_big_toe_5647]

@@joeyengmusicwould you ever think about putting this song on the UIL solo and ensemble list, it would be nice to be able to play this as a solo.

[@miaa_444]

do you think it would be possible to play this on a 4.3 or 4.5 octave? i know that’s cutting off a ton of the marimba but i’d love to be able to play this.

[@joeyengmusic]

The piece may be possible with a low E and putting a fair few notes up the octave, but I don’t think it would be possible with a 4.3 (unless it was fully played an octave higher!). Sorry!

[@thepianokid7870]

which mallets did you use for this?? I love their tone!

[@yetikatz2496]

they are marimba one lynn vartan grad set in rattan

[@nicodistefano3874]

Does anyone know if this marimba is traditional keyboard or the enhanced?

[@joeyengmusic]

The audio was recorded on my own personal M1 Izzy with traditional keys and basso bravo resonators. :)

[@user-tb8py8vx8w]

I would really love to learn to play with 4 mallets - any pointers on how to practice?

[@sibbesecrest6422]

just play every day and focus on for the first year very much on technique good luck!

[@joeyengmusic]

Have fun!

[@Nuclear9246]

Any percussionists like me?

[@Mitch_De_Jong]

Here. Grew up part of a group that performed these songs in concerts. Glad it’s not just from my area with this appreciation

[@ziyakoklu7096]

Nope

[@Legab12]

Yea

[@inesgarciamarin2274]

Me!

[@deyanmilanov_]

Me

[@nikstro]

anyone know what mallets he's using?

[@joeyengmusic]

I’m using the Lynn Vartan grad set from Marimba One. Great mallets!

[@mkallend]

That is a comical amount of reverb.

[@albertoflorio5007]

What mallets have you used?

[@sibbesecrest6422]

marimba one's

[@matsuami]

日本で楽譜を購入する場合の方法を教えてください🙏

[@joeyengmusic]

www.joeyengmusic.com/shop/p/square-one-for-solo-marimba-5-oct で購入できます。😄😄

[@ma-amiryi7297]

楽譜が欲しいです

[@joeyengmusic]

www.joeyengmusic.com/shop/p/square-one-for-solo-marimba-5-oct で購入できます。😄😄

[@k_elizabeth24]

someone tag me when this is on musescore

[@JustAnotherPerc]

Or you could buy the score from him 😀

[@joeyengmusic]

www.joeyengmusic.com/shop/p/square-one-for-solo-marimba-5-oct 😄

[@JustAnotherPerc]

@@joeyengmusic I loved it so much, that I bought the sheet music earlier today 😁

[@joeyengmusic]

@@JustAnotherPercthank you so much! I hope you enjoy playing it 😊

[@Fire_Crystal]

He looks so much like an actual npc

[@DioryLucarioKeller]

What mallets are you using?